Above: Steam locomotives! Chinese General Zhu De once traveled by the one on left, Chairman Mao ZeDong the other. Photo gallery below.China Railway Museum
PICTORIAL - STEAMY LOCOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE
Steam locomotives are legends and China Railway Museum, opened in 2003 in Beijing, has many. Half of museum's main hall is for steam locomotives. There are also diesel and electrical locomotives, passanger coaches and freight wagons.
Premier Zhou EnLai's train coach is open to visitors. Mao's newer carriages were parked near museum building but not open to enter.
In 1949 China had about 4000 steam locomotives. In 1952 China begun to manufacture steam locomotives based on foreign models. In 1958 manufacturing of diesel locomotives started. In 1988 production of steam locomotives ended.
This logo of China Railway has been in use since 1950s. Before revolution, logo was like flying eagle, it was changed to this GongRen (worker) logo. In 1950s, workers were the locomotive of the Chinese society, drivers of China's development.Gong is the inner part and Ren is the outer part of the logo. Logo's outlook has also been explained as a train running on a rail. Writing style of the logo is based on ZhuanTi type of font which is commonly used for Chinese carvings.
China Railway Museum in Beijing
North of Loop line, No.1 North JiuXianQiao Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: +86-10-64381317
Tickets 20RMB or about 2EUR, $2,5USD
Google Earth: 39.99662N 116.51060E
Camera may not be allowed if you give too professional impression. During my visit there was only a few other visitors. It was allowed to visit inside locomotives and coaches. My tour took three hours, enjoyed.
BeijingMan aka Kippo
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These pictures were taken in China Railway Museum, Beijing. I used Canon 20D with EF-S 10-22mm zoom and EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS zoom, and Speedlite 580EX. Click to enlarge.
Above-1: China Railway Museum Beijing.This is about half of the main hall.
Above-2: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left General Zhu De's, right Chairman Mao ZeDong's locomotive.
Above-3: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left General Zhu De's, right Chairman Mao ZeDong's locomotive.
Above-4: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Locomotive on left has text: Zhu De Hao
Locomotive on right has text: Mao Ze Dong Hao
Above-5: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive, also known as Class JieFang (JF - Liberation) No.304, JF-304. Length 23,75 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, designed speed 80km/h. Built in Japan in 1941. Retired from service in 1977.
Above-6: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-7: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-8: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-9: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-10: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-11: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-12: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-13: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304. Rail test by BeijingMan.
Above-14: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-15: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304.
Above-16: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive, also known as Class JieFang (JF - Liberation) JF-1191. Length 23,91 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, designed speed 80km/h. Built in Japan in 1942. Retired from service in 1977.
Above-17: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-18: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191. Rail test by BeijingMan.
Above-19: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-20: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-21: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-22: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-23: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191. Add speed!
Above-24: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-25: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-26: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191.
Above-27: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Right Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304, left General Zhu De JF-1191.
Above-28: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304, right General Zhu De JF-1191.
Above-29: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304, right General Zhu De JF-1191.
Above-30: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class JianShe, meaning Construction, steam locomotive JS-5001. Length 23,39 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, designed speed 85km/h. Made by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stocks Works in 1957. Total number manufactured: 1916 locomotives.
Above-31: China Railway Museum, Beijing.JS-5001 steam locomotive.
Above-32: China Railway Museum, Beijing.JS-5001 steam locomotive.
Above-33: China Railway Museum, Beijing.JS-5001 steam locomotive.
Above-34: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left, Class QianJin, meaning March On, steam locomotive QJ-101, made in China in 1964, wheel arrangement 2-10-2. Right, JS-5001 made in China in 1957, length 23,34 meters.
Above-35: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-36: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-37: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-38: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-39: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-40: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-41: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Red steam locomotive FD-1979.
Above-42: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Red steam locomotive FD-1979 and black steam locomotive QJ-0001.
Above-43: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Steam locomotive QJ-0001.
Above-44: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001.
Above-45: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001.
Above-46: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001.
Above-47: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class KF, KF1-006 steam locomotive. Length 28,41 meters, wheel arrangement 4-8-4, designed speed 100km/h. In total 24 was built for China in U.K. by Vulcan Foundry. KF1-006 was built in 1936.
Above-48: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside KF1-006 steam locomotive. Retired from service in 1977.
Above-49: China Railway Museum, Beijing.KF1-006 steam locomotive. Wheel arrangement 4-8-4: four leading wheels, eight coupled driving wheels, four trailing wheels.
Above-50: China Railway Museum, Beijing.KF1-006 steam locomotive.
Above-51: China Railway Museum, Beijing.BeijingMan 177cm and KF1-006 wheels.
Above-52: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left: Class QianJin steam locomotive QJ-101, made in China in 1964, wheel arrangement 2-10-2. Right steam locomotive GJ-1019. Between JF-2121.
Above-53: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Green steam locomotive SL-152.
Above-54: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left, green steam locomotive SL-152. Center, Class Zero steam locomotive, made in Britain in 1881, wheel arrangement 0-4-0. Far behind, right JF-2101 "National Day".
Above-55: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class Zero steam locomotive. 0-4-0 enables tighter radius curves. Four driving wheels, for assembling/disassembling trains in dockyard.
Above-56: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Class JieFang steam locomotive JF-2101, also known as "National Day". Wheel arrangement 2-8-2. Made in China in 1950. Retired from service in 1986.
Above-57: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Steam locomotive GJ-1019 and JieFang Class steam locomotive JF-2121 which was made in China in 1952. Wheel arrangement 2-8-2. Retired from service in 1986.
Above-58: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Steam locomotive GJ-1019. Right, JF-2121.
Above-59: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Right, steam locomotive SL-601.
Above-60: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left, steam locomotive SL-601, right RM-1001.
Above-61: China Railway Museum, Beijing.- Steam, diesel, I see electricity... then not crystal clear, has it wings!
Above-62: China Railway Museum, Beijing.0007 and DFH 1008. Notice the logo.
Above-63: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Left, 0001. Right: DHF-0008 made in 1976.
Above-64: China Railway Museum, Beijing.BJ-3003 from 1970, decorated with an image about TianAnMen.
Above-65: China Railway Museum, Beijing.BJ-3003 from 1970 and NY-0003.
Above-66: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach GW-97336.
Above-67: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach.
Above-68: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach.
- More tea please!
Above-69: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach. Bedroom.
Above-70: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach. Yes, pink.
Above-71: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach.
Above-72: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
Above-73: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
Above-74: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Info panel inside museum - click to read.
Above-75: China Railway Museum, Beijing.Entrance into museum. Half of the museum building.
China Railway Museum, Beijing
+ Excellent locomotive collection
+ Can go inside locomotives and coaches
+ During my visit not many other visitors, no queues
***** EXCELLENT TARGET IF INTERESTED IN LOCOMOTIVES *****
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